It has been revealed that Sony Pictures has set a release date for a Spider-Woman movie.
Just yesterday, reports made the rounds that the studio was planning to make a film with Marvel and now it has been seemingly confirmed that it will be the debut of the female version of Spider-Man.
The development was made known via Daniel Richtman, hinting at the character of Jessica Drew making her entry on the big screen.
Genetically enhanced in the comics, Jessica Drew was imbued with superpowers by HYDRA, leading to her becoming the assassin named Spider-Woman.
She later went through a reformation and became a SHIELD agent and a member of the Avengers.
The character description is given below:
As a result of a combination of a special serum derived from spider blood and a certain radiation treatment, Jessica possesses a number of superhuman powers. She has superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, agility, endurance and durability. As well as possessing the ability to focus the bioelectric energy that her body generates into “venom blasts” sufficient to stun or kill normal humans and adhere to almost any surface by excreting an unknown adhesive substance from her palms and soles. Jessica rapidly forms an immunity to all poisons and drugs and is totally immune to radiation. Her body also exudes a high concentration of pheromones which elicit pleasure in most human males while eliciting fear in most females, though she often uses a chemical “perfume” that can nullify this effect. She has also demonstrated superhuman senses in her solo series. Jessica has lost and regained her powers more than once, but she has recently emerged with her powers restored greater than ever.
In addition to her powers, Jessica is also a superb hand to hand fighter and has trained in several styles of combat, including boxing, judo, karate, and capoeira, which she learned under the training of the Taskmaster. She has also had training in fencing and the use of many other weapons, including most firearms. Jessica was trained by HYDRA and later on by SHIELD in covert operations, stealth, espionage, and information gathering, and she is also a superb athlete. She speaks several foreign languages, including Korean, Russian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German. Jessica also received vocational training in undercover detective work and sometimes carried a Walther PPK handgun.
